Golf putter for aligning player's head

• US 6,394,910 B1
• Filed: 07/17/2000
• Issued: 05/28/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Robert Mccarthy
• Original Assignee: Robert Mccarthy
• Inventors: McCarthy, Robert
• Primary Examiner(s): Passaniti, Sebastiano
• Application Number:
  US09/617,734
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• Field of Search: 473/251,252,253,254,250,238,268,324,334,340,338,313,314,341,242 D21/742,743,744,745,746 273/DIG. 14
• US Class Current: 473/251
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0441 with visual indicators for aligning the golf club
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 53/0487 for putters A63B53/065 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3682 Visual means not attached to the body for aligning, positioning the trainee's head or for detecting head movement, e.g. by parallax
• CPC Class Codes: A63B 69/3685 Putters or attachments on putters, e.g. for measuring, aligning A63B69/3614 takes precedence

Abstract

A golf putter is described whose club head has visual indicator guides for aligning the golfer'"'"'s head relative to the club head, the ball, and the cup of the putting green. The visual indicator guides are provided by distinguishable, colored surfaces of the club head that project the appearance of two alignment lines to the eye of the golfer, despite the fact that no actual markings exist. Thus, the indicator lines provide a head alignment aid, while conforming to USGA rules.

Claims

1. A golf putter having a club head having a front club face, top and bottom surface portions, a back portion, and right and left sides, said right and left sides each being characterized by an arcuate surface, said arcuate surface being of a different color from said top surface portion, said bottom and top surface portions each having edge portions, each of said edge portions of said bottom surface extending outwardly farther than each of said edge portions of said top surface, whereby said arcuate surfaces appear to project a line on respective right and left sides that can be used to align a player'"'"'s head with said club head, with a golf ball, and with a hole in a putting green.

2. The golf putter in accordance with claim 1, wherein said arcuate surfaces comprise a substantially light color, and the top surface portion comprises a dark color or black.

3. A golf putter having a club head having a front club face, top and bottom surface portions, a back portion, and right and left sides, said right and left sides each being characterized by an arcuate, opaque, concave surface, said arcuate, opaque, concave surface being of a different color from said top surface portion, sections of said arcuate, opaque, concave surfaces projecting a line to the head of a golfer standing directly above said top surface position that can be used to align said golfer'"'"'s head to said club head so that a player can see the lowermost portion of said club head from above.

4. The golf putter in accordance with claim 3, wherein said arcuate, opaque, concave surfaces comprise a substantially light color, and the top surface portion comprises a dark color or black.

5. A golf putter having a club head having a front club face, top and bottom surface portions, a back portion, an interior cut-out portion, and right and left opaque, concave sides, said right and left opaque, concave sides and said interior cut-out portion being characterized by a light colored side surface, said light colored, opaque, concave side surface being of different color from said top surface portion, sections of said light colored opaque, concave side surfaces projecting a line to the eyes of a golfer standing directly above said top surface portion that can be used to align the head of said golfer with said club head so that a player can see the lowermost portion of said club head, from above.

6. The golf putter in accordance with claim 5, wherein said opaque, concave side surfaces comprise a substantially white color, and the top surface portion compromises a dark color or black.

7. The golf putter in accordance with claim 5, further comprising means for balancing said club head.

8. The golf putter in accordance with claim 7, wherein said means for balancing said club head comprise at least one balancing weight.

9. The golf putter in accordance with claim 8, wherein said at least one balancing weight is removable from said club head.